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Renea Gamble Acquitted, Plans Lawsuit Over Free Speech

4/17/2026

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Renea Gamble, the defendant, was acquitted of all charges from her arrest for wearing an inflatable penis costume at an anti-Trump protest in Fairhope, Alabama.
Judge Haymes Snedeker cleared Gamble but said probable cause existed for the arrest, raising free-speech concerns.
Gamble's attorney plans to countersue Fairhope Police Department for violating her First Amendment rights.
Protests have grown.
Gamble returned to a rally in an inflatable eggplant costume.

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Story summary

Renea Gamble, the defendant, was acquitted of all charges from her arrest for wearing an inflatable penis costume at an anti-Trump protest in Fairhope, Alabama.
Judge Haymes Snedeker cleared Gamble but said probable cause existed for the arrest, raising free-speech concerns.
Gamble's attorney plans to countersue Fairhope Police Department for violating her First Amendment rights.
Protests have grown.
Gamble returned to a rally in an inflatable eggplant costume.